GOP lawmaker cornered after saying angry town hall protesters are paid by George Soros

MSNBC's Elise Jordan on Wednesday pushed back at Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) when she suggested that the only reason that Americans were protesting at Republican town halls was because they were being paid off by billionaire George Soros.

During an interview on MSNBC, Jordan asked McClain about recent guidance from GOP leadership warning Republicans against doing town halls with constituents in the future.

"The goal is to communicate with our constituents, not an organized disruptor funded by George Soros," McClain replied. "So the issue is how do we best communicate and listen and hear our constituents. And as you know, there are many different ways."

McClain then repeated twice more that her goal was to "communicate with constituents."

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Jordan, however, wasn't taking this at face value.

"Congresswoman, I just want to push back a little bit, though," she said. "You're elected to office to speak to the American people no matter which side of the aisle they come from. And you specifically cite George Soros-funded organizers... Where has that happened? Can you give us some examples of that?"

"Uhm, all you need to do is turn on the TV and it's all over the place," McClain replied. "So what I'm sharing with you is how do we communicate with people in an effective, respectful manner where people can actually have a conversation with people and actually hear the issues? Because you're right -- I want to communicate with all of my constituents! And I do! But it's hard to communicate with people when they're shouting and they don't let anyone get a word in edgewise."

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